Q&A: Brandt Iden bullish on sports betting in NC, bearish on MA
Sports betting’s legislative blitzkrieg stalled in 2022, with just two states, Kansas and Maine, passing mobile sports betting laws. Two more states, Massachusetts and North Carolina, could still join the list of legal mobile sports betting states, but time is running out in both locales. Wagers.com sat down with Brandt Iden, the Head of Government […]
Sports betting 2022 breakdown: where notable states stand now
More than 30 states offer legal sports betting or have passed laws to do so. Here’s where some notable states that may still pass bills in 2022, or have already done so, stand currently. Sports betting bills signed into law Two states have already signed laws legalizing sports betting: Kansas Kansas is the big winner […]
MA Senate says yes to sports betting, major challenges remain
The Massachusetts Senate spent most of Thursday working through a sports betting bill (H 3993). Senators considered 69 amendments but only adjusted the legislation that emerged from the Ways and Means Committee late last week at the margins. Most amendments received voice votes, which means we don’t know how individual Senators feel about the policies. […]
Massachusetts House and Senate miles apart on sports betting
As was first reported by Colin A. Young of Statehouse News Service, the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a heavily amended version of the sports betting bill (H 3993) passed by the House in July 2021. That’s the good news. The bad news is the Senate version of the bill differs in several […]
Analysis: Massachusetts serious about gambling ad cut downs
With legalized sports betting on the legislative agenda, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) wants to get out in front of the anticipated media onslaught. In a meeting on Monday, the MGC explored several proposals to limit the amount of gambling advertising in the state. Massachusetts is the latest state expressing concerns about the volume of […]